5:54 AM,
Sep. 13, 2013

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The lawsuits filed by some Northern Kentucky tea party members against library taxes have drawn attention, puzzlement and in some cases - ridicule - elsewhere in the country.

No other libraries in the country face similar challenges, Barbara Stripling, president of the American Library Association, told the more than 100 people assembled in Newport for a forum on the issue this week.

"I think it's a very negative way to approach a problem," Stripling told The Enquirer after the forum. "Rather than finding a solution, to sue and tear down what exists, that's not the way I approach problems. I ...